Bearing Up

[Betty]

                            When life was young and simple
                            I didn’t know my fate
                            Would be to garner courage,
                            And bear up such a weight.

                            As challenge piles on challenge,
                            There is a buoyant force
                            That builds determination,
                            And strength to stay on the course.

                            The power that waits my calling,
                            As close as hand to glove,
                            Was there from the beginning,
                            Its name is God and Love.